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Introduction

Mongolia, France, Switzerland, Qatar / 2023 / 98 min
Director： Zolijargal PREVDASH

Ulzii is a teenager living in the outskirts of Ulaanbaatar, the capital city of Mongolia. With his gifted talent in mathematics, he is determined to win a physics competition and fund himself to go to a prestigious school with a scholarship. However, his plan takes a turn when his mother decides to take a job in the countryside and leaves him and his younger siblings at home. Ulzii spends his study time taking care of his siblings, struggling to keep the house heated to survive the harsh winter... Winner of the Talents Tokyo Award 2017 at the development stage, this film is Zoljargal PUREVDASH's feature debut. The film is in the lineage of social realist films, if we dare say, but it does not reflect the gloomy society and tragic situation as it is - instead, a hopeful and optimistic viewpoint always finds its way. Screened at the Cannes Film Festival Un Certain Regard as the very first Mongolian feature film in history.

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